You don’t necessarily need a smartphone to download and install an APK file. Once downloaded, open completed downloads and tap on the APK file to install. Step 2) Tap to open the APK file and begin installing. You should see the download notification at the top bar of your Android device. Open your browser and find an APK file of your choice. Step 1) Find the APK file through your browser. Here are the steps for installing APK files from your browser: In this case, we will be using the Redmi Note 8, an Android 10 device. There 2 methods to install as given below Method 1: Installing From Your Browser Once you enable the acces, the next step is to intstall the APK. You will see a warning that you’re about to install a harmful APK file. Under Device Administration, tap the box to verify installing the app from an unknown source. Step 2) Tick to verify installing from an unknown source. On your Android device (an earlier version of the Android Operating system), tap on security settings. The process is pretty straightforward on this version. Once you’ve selected your file’s origin, you’ll be directed to another page where you can enable or turn on the toggle button. In this case, we added from Google drive. It could be from your phone’s memory, browser, or online drive. You’ll be directed to another page where you can select where the file will originate. Step 3) Select the browser of your choice or the origin of the unknown app. Once you’ve searched, you will be directed to a page titled ‘Special App Access.’ Scroll down and tap on ‘Install Unknown Apps.’ Step 2) Tap Install Unknown Apps’ in the Special app access. Step 1) Search for ‘Install Unknown Apps’Ĭlick to open the Settings app on your Android phone (Android 10 and later) and search for “Install Unknown Apps” on the settings search bar. In Android 10 and later versions, you have to utilize the search bar in settings to enable ‘Install Unknown Apps.’ Here is how to go about it: Tap the toggle button to allow app installs from your preferred browser. For instance, on the Xiaomi Redmi note device, to find “Install Unknown Apps,” you need to search ‘Special App Access’. Note: The process may be different depending on your device. You will be directed to another page where you can select a browser that you’ll use to download the APK file. Step 4) Select the browser of your choice.

Once you’ve tapped special app access, Scroll down to find the ‘install unknown apps’ option and click. On your Android device (Android 8.0 and later), go to ‘settings’ and tap ‘apps and notifications.’Īfter clicking on apps and notifications, scroll down to tap the “special app access” option.

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